Proverbs 13:23

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:11 : 11 Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
  • Prov 28:19 : 19 Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled `with' poverty.
  • Eccl 5:9 : 9 And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.
  • Eccl 8:5-6 : 5 Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth. 6 For to every delight there is a time and a judgment, for the misfortune of man is great upon him.
  • Jer 8:7-9 : 7 Even a stork in the heavens hath known her seasons, And turtle, and swallow, and crane, Have watched the time of their coming, And -- My people have not known the judgment of Jehovah. 8 How do ye say, We `are' wise, And the law of Jehovah `is' with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes. 9 Ashamed have been the wise, They have been affrighted, and are captured, Lo, against a word of Jehovah they kicked, And the wisdom of what -- have they? 10 Therefore, I give their wives to others, Their fields to dispossessors, For from the least even unto the greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, From prophet even unto priest, every one is dealing falsely.
  • Prov 27:18 : 18 The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
  • Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves, 24 For riches `are' not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation. 25 Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains. 26 Lambs `are' for thy clothing, And the price of the field `are' he-goats, 27 And a sufficiency of goats' milk `is' for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!
  • Prov 12:14 : 14 From the fruit of the mouth `is' one satisfied `with' good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 Good `is' the man -- gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.
  • Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; 7 Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler, 8 She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food. 9 Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest, 11 And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.
  • Prov 11:5-6 : 5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall. 6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:22
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    22A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous `is' the sinner's wealth.

  • Prov 22:16
    77%

    16He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.

  • Prov 11:24
    77%

    24There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

  • Prov 28:19
    76%

    19Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled `with' poverty.

  • Prov 28:3
    76%

    3A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, `Is' a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth `is' abundant.

    8The ransom of a man's life `are' his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

  • Prov 10:15
    75%

    15The wealth of the rich `is' his strong city, The ruin of the poor `is' their poverty.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.

    14And that wealth hath been lost in an evil business, and he hath begotten a son and there is nothing in his hand!

  • Job 5:5
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    5Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.

  • Prov 22:9
    74%

    9The good of eye -- he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

  • Prov 13:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

    25The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!

  • Prov 12:11
    74%

    11Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

  • Prov 15:6
    74%

    6`In' the house of the righteous `is' abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked -- trouble.

  • Prov 14:23
    74%

    23In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips `is' only to want.

  • Prov 28:8
    73%

    8Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

  • Prov 28:6
    73%

    6Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

  • Prov 28:27
    73%

    27Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

  • Ps 37:16
    73%

    16Better `is' the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

  • Joel 1:17
    73%

    17Rotted have scattered things under their clods, Desolated have been storehouses, Broken down have been granaries, For withered hath the corn.

  • Prov 10:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

    4Poor `is' he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

  • Prov 13:11
    73%

    11Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

  • Prov 19:17
    72%

    17Whoso is lending `to' Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

  • Prov 19:1
    72%

    1Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.

  • Prov 21:13
    72%

    13Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

  • Amos 5:11
    72%

    11Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

  • Prov 15:16
    72%

    16Better `is' a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

  • Job 20:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21There is not a remnant to his food, Therefore his good doth not stay.

    22In the fulness of his sufficiency he is straitened. Every perverse hand doth meet him.

  • Prov 11:26
    72%

    26Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing `is' for the head of him who is selling.

  • Job 5:16
    72%

    16And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.

  • Prov 30:14
    71%

    14A generation -- swords `are' their teeth, And knives -- their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from `among' men.

  • Prov 16:8
    71%

    8Better `is' a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

  • Prov 13:2
    71%

    2From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.

  • Exod 23:6
    71%

    6`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

  • Prov 21:5
    71%

    5The purposes of the diligent `are' only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

  • Prov 6:11
    71%

    11And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Eccl 6:2
    71%

    2A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this `is' vanity, and it `is' an evil disease.

  • Job 22:7
    71%

    7Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.

  • Prov 20:21
    71%

    21An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.

  • Prov 21:26
    71%

    26All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

  • Prov 19:15
    71%

    15Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.

  • Prov 14:20
    71%

    20Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich `are' many.

  • Isa 3:14
    71%

    14Jehovah into judgment doth enter With elders of His people, and its heads: `And ye, ye have consumed the vineyard, Plunder of the poor `is' in your houses.

  • Prov 24:34
    71%

    34And thy poverty hath come `as' a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!